I didn't see one minute of the opening barrage, but here's my take on the process:
Eighteen bloviating gasbags of R & D affiliation, and every imaginable in-between of the two, demonstrating there is nothing -- N-O-T-H-I-N-G -- more worthless in the entire universe than a United States senator.
I'll argue a bit of that take, read Senator Coburn's statement.
It's short, sweet and demonstrates a man who understands his role as a Senator and the role of Judge Roberts who is sitting before the committee.